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24 Cards in this Set
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent; reserved
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arcane
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known or understood by only a few
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potentate
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one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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parity
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equality as in amount, status, or value
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solicitous
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concerned
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chicanery
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trickery
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altruism
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selflessness
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eminent
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distinguished, prominent
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extirpate
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to destroy
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squelch
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squash
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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disparage
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to belittle, to speak of negatively
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, gloomy, esp. to a ludicrous degree
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amalgam
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combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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multiplicity
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state of being various or manifold
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palliative
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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belie
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to misrepresent
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debunk
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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specious
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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equivocal
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ambiguous
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flag (v)
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to tire, to droop, to decline in vigor or strength
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